We’ve joined with a group of our blogging friends to share monthly challenge blog hops. This month, we’re all sharing Favorite Family Recipes. I was lucky enough to have a grandmother who loved cooking and especially baking. Whether she was making her delicious caramel cakes, lemon meringue pies, or . . .

If you're looking for a fun, delicious cocktail for your 4th of July party, Gloria's Strawberry Swirl Cocktail is for you! The bright red color is perfect for a patriotic party. She first made this around Christmas and it was great holiday drink. I reminded her of it recently and asked her to make a . . .

Gloria has been decorating cakes for years. She's got way more talent than I do. I like to bake, she likes to decorate. So, it works out well! This Stars and Stripes Cake is one that she made for our 4th of July party a number of years ago. It looks great, but she says it wasn't difficult to . . .

A few weeks ago, I spotted a box of cookie mix for Snickerdoodle Cookies. Since we host Snickerdoodle Party each week, I thought I should give these a try! Rather than just making cookies, I wanted to use this mix as a base for cookie bars. I use place and bake chocolate chip cookies to make cookie . . .

This is the easiest fruit dip I've ever made. I've tried several different recipes and while most of them were tasty, I wanted something simple that I could whip up in a hurry. This easy fruit dip is not only simple to make, it's delicious, too! It can be made in less than five minutes and it's . . .

We've joined with a group of our blogging friends to share monthly challenge blog hops. This month, we're all sharing Favorite Family Recipes. Our recipe is one that my sister first made back in the 70's. She called it Chocolate Pudding Cake, but you may have a similar recipe called chocolate . . .

Do you ever find yourself needing a super quick, super easy sweet snack? Ok, so maybe need isn’t the right word, want is probably the word I’m looking for. These little mini cupcake cookies are just the thing. This is for those times when you’re pressed for time and don’t want to expend a great . . .

Last year for my birthday Gloria put together a fun peacock themed party. We shared the party decor, but haven't shared the delicious Peacock Cocktail with Midori that she created. Flavors blend together to make a tasty and pretty drink for any occasion. Today would be a great day to enjoy this . . .

I decided to try a variation of my cherry fluff recipe and since it's the season for pretty pastels, this light green Lemon Lime Fluff is a great dish to serve. If you like the tartness of lemon lime combination, you'll enjoy this. It's a quick and easy dessert idea that only takes a few minutes to . . .

In honor of Pi Day, I'm bringing back a couple of my favorite quick and easy pie recipes. Both of these pies can be made in just a few minutes and you'll only need a few ingredients. These are my go to desserts not only when I don't want to spend lots of time preparing pies, but since . . .